Critique on the shot was spot on regarding the unrecoverable details on the whitewash and less favourable pose of the surfer not being able to see his face. The original does have most of the highlight detail, and this was a tall order given the direct sunlight and high contrast between bright whites and shadow details of the subject. Nevertheless, I appreciate the input and agree, but thankful for the acceptance into PEG.

Minimal sharpening -> basic settings on Photoshop.
Selective colouring to deepen the blues and boost the highlights.
Skin tones were also enriched.
That's about it.
It was shot with the 55-300 (at 200mm)